Company history

2005   Merger between Smurfit and Kappa Packaging
          Name change to Smurfit Kappa Roermond Papier B.V.

2001  Acquisition of AssiDomän by Kappa Packaging. 
         Name change to Kappa Roermond Papier B.V.

2000 Rofire® installation

1998 Establishment of Kappa Packaging

1998 KNP BT acquisition of Wiesloch Papier

1994 Scrubbers (heat recovery on exhaust drying hood)

1993 Modification PM1 (press part)

1993 ISO-9002 certified

1993 KNP-BT-VRG merger

1990 KNP and BT acquisition of Zülpich Papier

1989 Rebuild PM3 and KL1000 rewinder Valmet PM3

1987 Acquisition of SSK. Establishment of Recycled 
          Paper Europe.

1986 Start-up PM3, first extended NIP in corrugated
          case materials

1985 Name change to Roermond Papier B.V.

1984 Joint Venture between Koninklijke Nederlandse 
          Papier (KNP) and Bührmann-Tetterode (BT).

1983  Gasturbine combined heat & power plant, 
         aero-derivative engines

1983 Modification PM1 and size press

1978 World's first anaerobe biological purification

1977 World's first high frequency dryer installation PM1

1974 Rebuild PM2

1973 Start-up PM1

1971 Acquisition by Bührmann-Tetterode NV

1963 Acquisition by Enso-Gutzeit, Finland

1952 Acquisition by De Boer en Slooten.  
          Name change to NV Papierfabriek Roermond.

1937 Since 1937, paper has been produced at the current 
          location. The NV Limburgse papierfabriek Nestleroy 
          produces grey paper for the paper bag industry.

1914 Building of tram carriage house (original
          building Kappa Roermond Papier)

1839 First papermachine in Roermond and The 
          Netherlands (fa Burghoff)

1807 Since 1807, paper has been produced in Roermond